The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, gave up three big innings to start the game and fell to the River City Rascals 16-4 on Friday night at CarShield Field.… MORE
Category Archives: Local Sports
Countdown to Kickoff: Bloomington
Joe Walters spent the last seven successful seasons as head football coach at Peoria Notre Dame, but he likes what he’s seen from his first team at Bloomington thus far.… MORE
Sports On Air: Extravaganza Week 1
The Friday night lights switch on for the first time in 2016 as high school football returns this evening.… MORE
ISU soccer falls to Marquette
After a late goal in the second half, Illinois State soccer team fell to Marquette, 2-1, Thursday night at Adelaide Street Field. With the loss, the Redbirds fall to 0-3 on the season, while the Golden Eagles improve to 1-2-0 overall.
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Big 4th inning leads CornBelters to victory
The Normal CornBelters scored six times in the fourth inning on the way to an 8-1 victory over the Evansville Otters on Thursday night at Bosse Field.… MORE
Chiefs walked off in road trip finale
The Peoria Chiefs gave up two runs in the bottom of the ninth and lost on a bang-bang play at the plate as the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers walked off with a 5-4 win Thursday night.… MORE
Countdown to Kickoff: Normal West
No, Normal West High School football coach Darren Hess insists he’s not crazy.… MORE
Sports On Air
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Otters break tie in 6th to defeat CornBelters
The Normal CornBelters gave up a tiebreaking home run in the sixth inning and fell to the Evansville Otters 2-1 on Wednesday night at Bosse Field.… MORE
Chiefs hammer Wisconsin
The Peoria Chiefs used two big innings to blowout the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 11-5 on Wednesday night.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…